Bumblebee (film)
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Bumblebee is the sixth movie in the live-action film series. A "reset" of the film series as a whole,[1] Bumblebee acts as a prequel to the previous five movies, albeit taking some liberties with continuity. The film is directed by Travis Knight rather than Michael Bay, written by newcomer Christina Hodson, and produced on a far lower budget of around $70 million.[2] The film was released in the US on December 21, 2018.
When Bumblebee is sent to Earth to establish a base for the Autobots, he finds himself hunted by both Sector Seven and the Decepticons. With his memory and voice lost in battle, he is found by Charlie Watson, a young woman in search of a direction in life. The pair work together to try to discover who Bumblebee is and why he's on Earth, but ultimately they'll find themselves with the fate of the planet in their hands...
Synopsis

War rages on Cybertron, and things look bad for the Autobots. The Decepticons have broken through the front lines, contact has been lost with the capital, and Ratchet, Brawn, Arcee, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack and Ironhide are pinned down under Decepticon assault until Optimus Prime arrives to momentarily repel their foes. Prime looks for scout B-127, who arrives only a moment after. The arrival of Soundwave on the battlefield prompts Prime to order the Autobots to fall back to a launchpad, and Prime instructs the Autobots to board escape pods and flee from the planet. He also gives B-127 a secret mission: go to Earth, a well-hidden planet Prime has identified, and establish a base for the Autobots to regroup and strike back. As the Seekers under Shockwave's command begin attacking the launchpad directly, Prime leaps into the horde of Decepticons to buy B-127's pod some time to escape...
The year is 1987, and Agent Jack Burns' team of Sector Seven agents emerge victorious from a mock battle after leading the other team into an ambush. As Burns good-naturedly chides his unlucky opponent, however, an unknown projectile appears overhead and plows into their midst. Many agents are injured, and Burns, believing his team to be under projectile assault after confirming that no other military practices using live ammo are occurring nearby, immediately calls for backup... upon which he comes face to face with B-127 rising from the crater. He immediately orders his forces to give chase, and the Autobot flees after scanning and transforming into a nearby military jeep. Even though the military attempts to capture him with harpoons and machine guns, B-127 evades them and emerges into a clearing leading to an empty mineshaft. Burns gives the order to cut it off from escaping into the mine... which one of his soldiers executes by blindsiding B-127 with his own jeep. However, B-127 begins talking to the humans in English, assuring them of his peaceful intentions and that he is not here to hurt anyone. Burns orders the soldiers to stand down... only for a jet to appear overhead. Burns is baffled that the Air Force was alerted this early, but the robot corrects him - the jet is in fact the Decepticon Blitzwing, who bombards the clearing with missiles and swoops in to attack the yellow Autobot!

B-127 puts up a valiant effort against Blitzwing and even manages to damage his opponent's flight systems, but is soon subdued and dangled over a cliff. Blitzwing interrogates the scout about Optimus Prime's whereabouts, but the scout valiantly refuses and asserts that he will "never talk", a move that prompts his foe to "make it official" by ripping out his voice synthesizer. Badly injured, he is thrown off the cliff and prepared for execution... but uses a moment of quick thinking to rip a missile from the Seeker's arm and shove it into his chest. B-127 takes advantage of the Decepticon's momentary confusion to kick himself away before opening fire on the missile, detonating it and killing Blitzwing. As he limps away, Burns watches him leave trapped under a destroyed jeep. The Autobot limps to a riverbank before collapsing from his injuries, his memory cells critically damaged. His systems scan a nearby VW Beetle before he finally fades away to unconsciousness...
Charlie Watson, a 17-year old girl one day away from becoming 18, awakens from her slumber. After dealing with her annoying younger brother Otis and the news that her mother Sally will be marrying her new boyfriend Ron when Charlie isn't over her father's death yet, she bikes to her job at a fair where she is utterly humiliated by Tina and her posse for having no car. She visits Uncle Hank's auto repair after hours to clear off, but discovers an old VW Beetle under a tarmac after accidentally knocking over a series of motorboats. She finds the key in the ignition and tries it on, but is surprised when the car emits an unintelligible signal...
On one of the moons of Saturn, Decepticon hunters Shatter and Dropkick interrogate Cliffjumper about Optimus Prime's whereabouts. The Autobot remains resolute, which angers his interrogators... until B-127's signal, activated on Earth by Charlie, reaches the three Transformers. The two Decepticons agree to go to Earth and hunt down B-127 instead... but not before Dropkick vertically bisects Cliffjumper, killing the Autobot.
In a trailer park, dysfunctional couple Ray and Amber argue, among other things, Ray spending the down payment for their house on purchasing a tricked-out new car. Their spiel is interrupted when a meteor crashes mere feet from them... thankfully to Ray, missing his new car. He's not so lucky when a second one falls, however, as it obliterates both his prized car and the house they live in. Headlights shining from inside the inferno give the irresponsible man some hope... until Shatter and Dropkick reveal themselves and transform before them. Dropkick kills the unlucky Ray before the Decepticons drive off to the West Coast following B-127's signal.
Failing to make progress on repairing her late father's car and feeling left out by her family, Charlie wakes up to the worst 18th birthday imaginable. The feeling is not helped by the disappointing presents from Sally and Ron (a pink bicycle helmet and a book about smiling more, respectively), and she fumes in her bedroom before storming over to the auto repair and asking Hank for the Beetle. She even offers to work at the shop for a year in exchange for the car, but Hank refuses... he isn't hiring employees, and Charlie can take the car for free if she can get it to start. Charlie gets to work, and soon triumphantly drives her new car home.
Charlie parks her new Beetle in the garage, but is surprised when a part falls out from its undercarriage. She's even more surprised when an inspection of the vehicle reveals what appears to be a face under the car... moments before B-127 transforms and reveals himself to her. She's only momentarily terrified, however, as her fear turns to compassion when she sees that the Autobot is about as afraid of her as she is of him. She manages to placate the scared scout and emotionally connect with him, giving him the name 'Bumblebee' after the warbled beeps and buzzes he makes.
Agent Simmons relays the news of the Decepticons' landfall to Burns, who immediately prepares a team to travel to Texas and intercept them.
Charlie awakens the next day and goes straight to the garage, but discovers to her horror that Bumblebee has vanished without a trace. A quick interrogation of Otis reveals Sally has appropriated Charlie's car to take their dog to the vet, as Ron needed to use the family station wagon. Charlie frantically chases after her mother on her moped, and manages to pull her over despite Bumblebee almost blowing his cover by extending an arm out from his trunk and waving at her. She later takes the Autobot to a secluded beach, where she teaches him that he should always assume vehicle mode unless the two of them are alone.
Burns' team and Dr. Powell intercept the two Decepticons in Texas and ask them to state their business. Dropkick wants to eliminate the humans, but Shatter comes up with a better idea; lying to the humans that the pair are a "peacekeeping Decepticon patrol", she asks Sector Seven's aid in tracking down the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. While Burns is doubtful, Powell, enthusiastic at the prospect of first contact with an alien species, eagerly agrees to talk to his superiors about the matter.
Bumblebee and Charlie bond in a secluded forest when Bee's chest starts sparking from the damage he took during his fight with Sector Seven. Charlie attempts to fix it, only to accidentally activate a holographic message sent by Optimus Prime. While the message is garbled and incomplete, hearing it jolts a memory in Bumblebee...
Leaping from the collapsing launchpad and latching onto a Seeker to make his way down, Optimus fights his way through several Seekers before Soundwave deploys Ravage to attack him. Prime manages to fight off the feline minion with some effort, but his distraction has allowed dozens of Decepticons, including Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream, to surround him. The Decepticons move in to attack the Autobot leader even as B-127 watches, unable to help, from his departing escape pod...
Quotes
"I'll never talk."
"Is that right? Then let's make it official."
- —Bumblebee and Blitzwing, right before the latter destroys the former's voice box.
"They literally call themselves Decepticons. That doesn't set off any red flags?"
- —Agent Burns doesn't trust the giant alien robots.
"Look, I know what you saw is a little crazy. I can explain. ... Yeah, I can't explain, but here's the deal: If you tell anyone what you just saw, I'm going to have to run you over with my car."
"...Jeez!"
- —Charlie and Memo
"You think these little chains can hold-"
- —Dropkick before being sliced to pieces by said little chains.
"My name... is Bumblebee."
- -Bumblebee asserts his new name to Optimus Prime.
Characters
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Continuity notes
As a prequel to the rest of the live-action film series, Bumblebee includes set-up elements for several of the films.
- Ancillary media dating back to 2007 has credited Megatron with inflicting the injuries that caused Bumblebee to lose his voice (with both the Aligned continuity family and the Cyberverse cartoon adapting the idea for their continuities), but internal to the films themselves, no specifics were ever provided, with "damage in battle" being the only reason given for the little Autobot's muteness. Bumblebee tells the on-screen version of the story, revealing that Blitzwing was the culprit.
- Megatron himself, meanwhile, is notable by his absence from the film's Cybertron-set prequel, owing to the fact that, per the events of the first movie, he is frozen on Earth at the time it occurs.
- Sector 7 and their Hoover Dam headquarters were introduced in the first film. A young Seymour Simmons (played by John Turturro in the present-day films) appears among the organization's ranks.
- Thanks to Charlie fitting him with a working radio, Bumblebee learns how to "speak" by using snippets of music to express himself, which is, of course, how he communicates in all the other films.
- At the end of the movie, Bumblebee scans the 1977 Camaro mode that he had at the start of the original Transformers film.
Despite its notional "prequel" status, there are several big discontinuities between Bumblebee and the other films (even by the standards of the films' usual laissez-faire approach to continuity), leading many a fan to consider it a "stealth reboot" in the vein of X-Men: First Class.
- Most obviously, the film completely throws out The Last Knight's premise that Bumblebee and the Autobots were active on Earth during World War II, showing Bumblebee's initial landing on Earth in 1987 (and by extension, throws the prequel comic out the window). There's no No-Prize for this one — just go with it!
- Sector 7 seem completely unaware of the Cybertronians and consider their meeting with Shatter and Dropkick to be "first contact", when, per the first film, they have been in possession of the AllSpark and the frozen form of Megatron since the early 20th century. Neither Megatron nor the AllSpark are mentioned in the film, and the fact that Dropkick and Shatter are actually invited into the Hoover Dam base and are allowed to interface with their computers and don't become aware that both Megatron and the Allspark are there raises a lot of questions.
- In-keeping with there being no mention of the AllSpark, the Autobots' departure from Cybertron is shown to be necessitated by their being on the losing end of the war, rather than a search for the cube, with Bumblebee going to Earth to establish a fallback position for his comrades. This is not particularly incompatible with the information provided in the first film, but the fact that the Autobots are shown arriving on Earth at the end of the movie, when the first film showed them arriving in 2007, is more incongruous. It's quite possible they will all leave again over the following twenty years to search other planets and systems for the AllSpark, as mentioned in the first film's prologue, only to then return when Bumblebee discovers it had been on Earth all along, but like we said, this movie doesn't mention that. We'd note that, by making it to so that Bumblebee only loses his voice after coming to Earth, this movie actually necessitates a meeting between 'Bee and the other Autobots prior to the first movie, as Ratchet noted in that movie that he'd been trying to fix Bumblebee's voice for a while, meaning his arrival in 2007 couldn't be the first time he'd seen Bumblebee since he lost his voice.
- Bumblebee's '77 Camaro robot mode, seen in the film's post-credits sequence, is completely different than his appearance in the 2007 film, utilizing a variant of the body he used throughout the Bumblebee film.
Transformers references

- Most of the characters' designs are based on their G1 incarnations, such as Ironhide, Arcee and Shockwave. Notable exceptions are Shatter and Dropkick who are wholly new Movieverse designs.
- The Seekers use their Cybertronian "Tetrajet" alternate modes from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".
- The concept of Cybertron falling into Decepticon hands and the Autobots initiating a mass exodus originates from the Aligned continuity family, although in this case the Autobots depart in individual escape pods instead of a single gargantuan starship.
- Optimus Prime's entrance into the battle on Cybertron is a direct reference to his famous leap into battle from The Transformers: The Movie.
- In keeping with the original movie, Brawn is downed by a shot to the shoulder during his cameo. This time, however, he survives and is seen among the Autobots getting into the escape pods.
- Teletraan 1 can be sighted in the background as the Autobots are entering their escape pods.
- As is time-worn tradition, Cliffjumper's design is a retool of Bumblebee's.
- A snippet of The Touch plays when Bumblebee is 'encouraging' Charlie to dive from the cliff.
- The final battle between Dropkick and Bumblebee includes a sequence where Dropkick picks up Bumblebee and throws him, but then the Autobot lands in car mode, veers around, and jumps to punch him in the face - which harkens back to the fight choreography between Skywarp and Jazz from the G1 cartoon's season 1 opening credits.
- Optimus' vehicle mode at the end of the film is a Freightliner cab-over truck very similar to his G1 counterpart. He's even pulling the classic trailer, which has the signature 'stripe' on its side! (The Autobot logo is missing, though, presumably for Prime to disguise himself better.)
- Memo is reading a copy of the real-life GoBots Magazine #1, which he tosses aside when he sees Charlie.
Real-life references
- One of the vehicles Bumblebee rejects scanning is the Urban Assault Vehicle from Stripes.
- Charlie visits the Dragon of the Black Pool restaurant, a nod to Big Trouble in Little China.
- Uncle Hank and Charlie's family were watching ALF, a sitcom from the 80's about an alien taking refuge in a human home. Fitting.
- The station wagon Charlie's family drives is based on that of National Lampoon's Vacation.
- The transmission that Cliffjumper and the Decepticons pick up from B-127 is the theme song to Cheers.
- Bumblebee watches The Breakfast Club, leading to him emulating Judd Nelson's fist pump a number of times throughout the rest of the film.
- Charlie is a fan of The Smiths. After repairing Bumblebee's radio, she inserts a cassette of their album Strangeways, Here We Come and "Girlfriend in a Coma" briefly plays before Bee ejects the tape.
- One of the tapes Charlie inserts into Bumblebee is Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up".
- Other musicians featured in Charlie's drawer of cassettes include Joan Jett, Adam and the Ants, Guns N' Roses, Talking Heads, INXS, Pink Floyd, Oingo Boingo, Huey Lewis and the News, and PRiSM. She also mentions Stevie Nicks and The Rolling Stones while searching for tapes.
- The record Charlie takes from her father's collection is Sam Cooke's 1961 album Sam's Songs, and when she puts it on, Sam Cooke's version of "Unchained Melody" plays. However see Errors.
- Shatter asks Powell to "take [the Decepticons] to your leader", referencing the ages-old trope from early alien-related science fiction.
- The letters 'BFG' are written on Charlie's jean jacket. This is a reference to The BFG, a children's book about a young girl befriending a big, friendly giant and defeating a group of evil giants together. Also quite fitting.
- Charlie has a poster for the rock band The Pretenders, which coincidentally is the name of a Transformers sub group involving the robots disguising themselves as human.
- Sector Seven uses a variant of the WOPR supercomputer from WarGames.
- Powell remarks that the Decepticon modifications to the S7 computers have created an "Interconnected Network," implying that the Decepticons created the Internet. However, the idea of an interconnected network of computers for communications and data transfer had been developing for decades prior to the film's setting of the late 1980s, and the term "Internet" first appeared in the mid-1970s.
Errors
- Charlie starts playing the first track on Sam Cooke's album Sam's Songs, which ought to have been "Little Things You Do" rather than "Unchained Melody". The latter song doesn't even appear on the album, being the last track on side A of Cooke's earlier release Hits of the 50's.
Tie-in material
During the lead-up to the release of the movie, IDW Publishing released the four-part comic mini-series Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel, detailing an adventure set in the 60s, during which Bumblebee works with British intelligence to foil the plans of a group of Decepticons, including Blitzwing... though this comic can't be in continuity with the actual film, which depicts Bumblebee as having first arrived on Earth in the year 1987.
Music
Home video releases
Theatrical posters
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Yellow-black,
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yellow-black,
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yellow-black,
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yellow-black...
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Ooh, black and yellow!
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Yeah, let's shake it up a little.
Reception
Production staff
Development details
- March 27, 2015 — Paramount Pictures negotiates with Akiva Goldsman, hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.[3] Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: Steven DeKnight (Daredevil),[4] Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead),[5] Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man),[5] Christina Hodson (Shut In, The Fugitive),[6] Lindsey Beer (Dig),[6] Zak Penn (Pacific Rim 2),[5] Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lost),[5] Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Ant-Man),[7] Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down), and Geneva Robertson-Dworet.[8] Involved in the pitching process are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Don Murphy.[9]
- October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, Hasbro Studios's Stephen J. Davis notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.[10]

"My sweater is Ralph Lauren, and I have no pants." - February 12, 2016 — At ToyFair, Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 6, along with those of its predecessor and Transformers 7, as well as the fact that Transformers 6 will focus on Bumblebee.[11]
- December 29, 2016 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura names Christina Hodson as the screenwriter in an interview.[12]
- March 3, 2017 — Travis Knight is appointed director.[13]
- May 26, 2017 — A poster at Licensing Expo 2017 gives the name of the film as Transformers Universe: Bumblebee.[14]
- June 10, 2017 — Hailee Steinfeld reveals in an interview that she's been cast in the film.[15]
- July 11, 2017 — Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is reported by The Hollywood Reporter to have been cast as the male lead.[16]
- July 13, 2017 — More actors including Jason Drucker, Abby Quinn, Rachel Crow, Ricardo Hoyos, and Gracie Dzienny join the cast.[17]
- July 23, 2017 — Pamela Adlon joins the cast.[18]
- July 31, 2017 — John Cena is announced as a cast member. Also Bumblebee is a Volkswagen this time. The film is pushed back to December of 2018. Production begins,[19] with the filming going under the codename "Brighton Falls".[20]
- August 6, 2017 — Hailee Steinfeld reveals on Twitter that her character's name is Charlie Watson.[21]
- September 9, 2017 — At HasCon 2017, di Bonaventura discusses some hints on the film, including that the movie is set in 1986.[22]

"You like jazz?" - September 12, 2017 — Actor and stuntman Rory Markham reveals on Instagram that he is playing a Sector Seven agent named Adams. [23]
- September 20, 2017 — Travis Knight reveals the first Decepticon vehicle mode in the form of a 1971 Plymouth GTX.[24]
- October 2, 2017 — Peter Cullen has a role in the movie.[25]
- October 26, 2017 — John Ortiz is revealed to be a cast member.[26]
- November 12, 2017 — A wrap party for the movie reveals the movie's title as Bumblebee: The Movie.[27]
- December 11, 2017 — Martin Short is revealed to be doing some voice work for the film.[28]
- December 29, 2017 — A "first look" photo is released showing Hailee Steinfeld and Bumblebee's Volkswagen alternate mode.[29]
- January 28, 2018 — During an interview at the Grammys, Hailee Steinfeld suggests Bumblebee may sing during the movie.[30]
- February 16, 2018 — At Toy Fair 2018, Hasbro states that the film series will be reset after Bumblebee: The Movie.[1]
- April 24, 2018 — Footage of the film is shown at Cinemacon.[31]

- June 5, 2018 — The official teaser trailer is posted by Paramount Pictures, also revealing the film's title has been shortened to just Bumblebee.
- June 6, 2018 — Charlie Adler reveals he is not in Bumblebee.[32]
- June 8, 2018 — Starscream is initially stated to be in the film in a blog post on Paramount's parent company, before his name is later scrubbed from the post afterward.[33]
- July 13, 2018 — Entertainment Weekly reveals Angela Bassett and Justin Theroux will voice new Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick respectively.[34]
- July 20, 2018 — A Bumblebee panel at the San Diego Comic-Con 2018 reveals more information on the film, such as details regarding the characters.[35] Also John Cena dressed as Bumblebee.[36]
- August 26-30, 2018 — David Sobolov confirms he is part of the cast of Bumblebee as the voice of Blitzwing.[37][38]
- September 22-23, 2018 — Three teasers were released on various platforms with many different languages, revealing Soundwave and Ravage's appearance in the movie, as well as Optimus Prime's design. Additionally, shots were revealed of the three Triple Changers in the movie, as well as Cybertron. [39]
- September 24, 2018 — The official trailer is uploaded by Paramount Pictures' YouTube channel, revealing (among other things) Shockwave and the Seekers' appearances in the movie. A second international trailer is released showcasing some more scenes. An interview with Travis Knight on the new trailer is also published, revealing Wheeljack's appearance in Bumblebee.[40]
- September 27, 2018 - Before a special showing of the animated movie, another interview with Travis Knight and Hailee Steinfeld was seen AND a brief scene of Charlie and Bee's first interaction.
- November 13, 2018 - Bumblebee is rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence.[41]
- November 23, 2018 - A new trailer is released showcasing some new scenes, namely, Bumblebee's Cybertronian robot mode. Another trailer is released animated with...Play-Doh.[42]
- November 27, 2018 - A new featurette demonstrates the more G1-inspired designs of the Transformers, including a proper look at Optimus's model and brief shots of Arcee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Wheeljack and Cliffjumper.[43]
- December 2, 2018 - Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms Dylan O'Brien as the voice of Bumblebee.[44]
- December 4, 2018 - New footage of the movie drops, showing Soundwave's voice, as well as many new shots of Cybertron and the battle between Bumblebee and Blitzwing.[45]
- December 8, 2018 - Special early screenings of the film take place in specific areas. Fans who attended are given free Tiny Turbo Changers toys, and short behind-the-scenes featurettes are shown before and after the film. [46]
Changes before, during and after production
- Travis Knight originally intended Megatron to make an appearance during the opening battle on Cybertron. However as Transformers had Megatron frozen on Earth at this point in time, he ultimately didn't make an appearance.[47]
Notes
- During production, the film was referred to in presentational material under a variety of names including "Transformers 6", "Bumblebee: The Movie", "The Bumblebee Movie", and "Transformers Universe: Bumblebee".
- An Entertainment Weekly article confirms some of the background characters in the scene set on Cybertron.[48]
- A Seibertron article on Jon Bailey's experience shows that Bailey auditioned for Ironhide, meaning he was originally meant to speak.[49]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Bumblebee (バンブルビー Banburubī)
- Cantonese: Daai Wong Fung (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
- Hungarian: ŰrDongó ("Space Bumblebee")
- Korean: Bumblebee (범블비 Beombeulbi)
- Mandarin: Dàhuángfēng (Taiwan, 大黃蜂; China, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee")
- Russian: Bumblebee (Бамблби Bamblbi)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted at TFW2005
- ↑ THR: Hollywood Rethinks Key Movie Franchises Amid a Mixed Summer at the Box Office
- ↑ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output on deadline.com
- ↑ Transformers cinematic details
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set on Deadline.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team
- ↑ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room on Deadline
- ↑ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans
- ↑ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps on Deadline
- ↑ Stephen Davis's keynote speech at MIPJunior.
- ↑ Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed ToyFair news at TFW2005
- ↑ 'The Last Knight' Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Reveals How a 'Transformers' Movie Is Made on Collider
- ↑ Travis Knight To Direct ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ At Paramount
- ↑ "The Bumblebee Movie Just Got A New Title And A Cool 80s Logo"
- ↑ Pitch Perfect pop star Hailee Steinfeld hits charts with Most Girls single and lands Transformers role
- ↑ 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Casts Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Male Lead (Exclusive) on Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)
- ↑ Pamela Adlon Joins Cast Of 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee'
- ↑ John Cena Joins 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' (Exclusive) on Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ Bumblebee Spinoff Working Title & Filming Start Date Revealed on Screenrant
- ↑ Tweet by Hailee Steinfeld
- ↑ Hascon 2017: The Bumblebee Movie Tidbits on TFW2005
- ↑ Sector 7 Returns in Transformers Universe: Bumblebee Movie on TFW2005
- ↑ Laika Studios tweet
- ↑ Peter Cullen Confirmed In The Bumblebee Movie on TFW2005
- ↑ John Ortiz Cast In 'Bumblebee' Spinoff & 'Peppermint' on Deadline.com
- ↑ The Bumblebee Movie Just Got A New Title And A Cool 80s Logo on Cinema Blend
- ↑ Steve Martin and Martin Short head to Borgata for an unforgettable evening on pressofatlanticcity.com
- ↑ Tweet by @AwardsCircuit
- ↑ Interview on Billboard.com
- ↑ First 'Bumblebee' Footage Previews the 'Transformers' Spinoff at CinemaCon at comicbook.com
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Original text: "But things get hectic. The military lurks. So does dreaded Decepticon Starscream."
Revised text: "But things get hectic. The military lurks. So does a dreaded Decepticon." - ↑ First Look: Bumblebee unveils two new Decepticon muscle cars
- ↑ Seibertron's coverage on the SDCC'18 Bumblebee panel.
- ↑ Tweet by John Cena
- ↑ https://twitter.com/volobos/status/1033867788824309760
- ↑ https://twitter.com/volobos/status/1035346211392368640
- ↑ Seibertron's article including the two of the teasers released and an article with one of the teasers.
- ↑ Bumblebee (2018) - New Official Trailer and an article showcasing the international trailer. Interview with Knight.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Seibertron's article on the 2 new trailers
- ↑ Bumblebee - First Generation Design - Paramount Pictures UK
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/03/transformers-bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-dylan-obrien
- ↑ Seibertron's coverage of the new trailer, as well as a general roundup of new footage.
- ↑ Seibertron's roundup of people's thoughts on the early screening.
- ↑ 'Bumblebee' Deleted A Megatron Scene on comicbook.com
- ↑ EW article on the Cybertron scene
- ↑ Seibertron article on Bailey's experience
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